The Sumner Stingrays will head out on the road to face off against the Plant City Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Sumner will be strutting in after a victory while Plant City will be coming in after a loss.
Sumner will bounce into Friday's game after beating Plant, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. Sumner managed a 19-13 win over Plant on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Stingrays sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Taesean Robinson had an outrageously good game as he picked up 223 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 84 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Antonio Balaguer, who threw for 181 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes.
Another reason for the win was Sumner's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Makhi Foster and George Selvie Iii, who racked up six sacks between them. Foster also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six. Another thorn in Plant's side was Jaheim Hudson, who picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Plant City was just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 45-44 to Steinbrenner.
Sumner now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Plant City, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 3-2.
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